Comics | Chicago City Council recently passed an ordinance, which takes effect in July, regarding wage theft, and Interfaith Worker Justice, a Chicago organization, has put together a 32-page comic explaining workers’ legal rights and what recourse they have if their employers illegally withhold their wages. [Crain’s Chicago Business]

Creators | Colorist Dustin Evans talks about the challenges of working on Sesame Street comics: “Everyone knows the characters, and if they’re not perfect, they will call you on it. I knew I needed to give the Muppets a fur-like texture as well as color, so that was a challenge and a lot of fun to come up with just the right look.” [News OK]

Creators | The local paper profiles a young man with autism who is determined to have a career in comics despite the challenges he faces. Judging from the samples, De-Vante Mosby is a talented artist, and his uncle plans to bring him to New York to make the rounds of comics publishers. [Merrillville Community]

Retailing | Business must be booming in Port Richey, Florida, because Yancy Street Comics has just relocated to its third location, a spacious store in the local mall — with a bit of aid from their customers, who showed up to help with the move. [The Suncoast News]

Retailing | Meanwhile, Most Excellent Comics & Collectibles, of Enfield, Connecticut, has seen business grow so much that it just moved into an old roller rink, which allows much more space for gaming as well as retail. [Enfield Patch]

Retailing | The staff at Lifeline, a thrift shop that benefits suicide-prevention efforts in Wollongong, Australia, seem to have been delighted but a bit flummoxed when they got a donation of over 500 comics, including Hellboy, Poison Elves, and a scattering of Vertigo titles. [Illawarra Mercury]